Prabuddha, ±Ê°ù²¹²ú³Ü»å»å³óÄå: 19 definitions
Introduction:
Prabuddha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Prabuddh.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: KubjikÄmata-tantra±Ê°ù²¹²ú³Ü»å»å³óÄå (पà¥à¤°à¤¬à¥à¤¦à¥à¤§à¤�, “enlightenedâ€�):—One of the nine DÅ«tÄ« presided over by one of the nine bhaivaravas named KapÄla (emanation of Ananta, who is the central presiding deity of ¶ÙÅ«³ÙÄ«³¦²¹°ì°ù²¹), according to the KubjikÄmata-tantra and the á¹¢aá¹sÄhasrasaṃhi³ÙÄå. The names of these nine DÅ«tÄ«s seem to express their involvement in yogic practices.
: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of ÅšivaPrabuddha (पà¥à¤°à¤¬à¥à¤¦à¥à¤§) or ±Ê°ù²¹²ú³Ü»å»å³óÄågama refers to one of ³Ü±èÄå²µ²¹³¾²¹²õ (supplementary scriptures) of the ³§²¹³ó²¹²õ°ùÄå²µ²¹³¾²¹ which is one of the twenty-eight ³§¾±»å»å³óÄå²Ô³ÙÄå²µ²¹³¾²¹: a classification of the Åšaiva division of Åš²¹¾±±¹Äå²µ²¹³¾²¹²õ. The Åš²¹¾±±¹Äå²µ²¹³¾²¹²õ represent the wisdom that has come down from lord Åšiva, received by PÄrvatÄ« and accepted by Viṣṇu. The purpose of revealing ³Ü±èÄå²µ²¹³¾²¹²õ (e.g., Prabuddha Ä€gama) is to explain more elaborately than that of ³¾Å«±ôÄå²µ²¹³¾²¹²õ (e.g., Sahasra-Ägama) and to include any new idea if not dealt in ³¾Å«±ôÄå²µ²¹³¾²¹²õ.
Prabuddha (पà¥à¤°à¤¬à¥à¤¦à¥à¤§) or ±Ê°ù²¹²ú³Ü»å»å³óÄågama also refers to one of ³Ü±èÄå²µ²¹³¾²¹²õ (supplementary scriptures) of the °¾±°ù²¹á¹‡Äg²¹³¾²¹.

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaPrabuddha (पà¥à¤°à¤¬à¥à¤¦à¥à¤§).—A king born of the line of Priyavrata, son of Manu. (4th Skandha, BhÄgavata).
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPrabuddha (पà¥à¤°à¤¬à¥à¤¦à¥à¤§) refers to “one who is enlightenedâ€�, according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.3.18 (“Description of the perturbation caused by KÄmaâ€�).—Accordingly, after Åšiva described PÄrvatÄ«: “[...] Thinking thus only for a moment, the enlightened [i.e., prabuddha] Åšiva became detached, honoured PÄrvatÄ« and spoke. [...]â€�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPrabuddha (पà¥à¤°à¤¬à¥à¤¦à¥à¤§).—A son of Ṛṣabha; a BhÄgavata; advised Nimi how to get rid of the ³¾Äå²âÄå by means of going to a guru and following the path of devotion to Hari.*
- * BhÄgavata-purÄṇa V. 4. 11; XI. 2. 21; 3. 18-33.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram±Ê°ù²¹²ú³Ü»å»å³óÄå (पà¥à¤°à¤¬à¥à¤¦à¥à¤§à¤�) refers to the “awakened (Kaulika Command)â€�, according to the ManthÄnabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess KubjikÄ.—Accordingly, “[...] Active in the utterance (of mantra that takes place) in the centre, she pervades all things with the mass of (her) red and beautiful rays. (She is) the threefold NityaklinnÄ, the universal energy of Åšiva, the root goddess who pervades (all things). She awakens the Command that has been destroyed and removes the impurities (that sully the) Rule. She alone is capable of piercing the bridge. She is the garland of thirty-two syllables, the awakened (±è°ù²¹²ú³Ü»å»å³óÄå) Kaulika Command, the supreme energy (well) deployed. Pure, she is the Light of the Void and she pulses radiantly with waves of rays. She alone conjoins (the fettered to) the path of the Siddhas. [...]â€�.

Shakta (शाकà¥à¤�, Å›Äkta) or Shaktism (Å›Äktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesPrabuddha (पà¥à¤°à¤¬à¥à¤¦à¥à¤§) refers to “having been arousedâ€�, according to the 10th-century ḌÄkÄrṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “[...] Then, entreated with the song, Heruka has been aroused (prabuddha) spontaneously. â€�´Çá¹�,Äå³ó, the body, speech, and mind adamantine hūṃphaá¹� hoh’—with recitation of this mantra, [the practitioner] performs the instantaneous transformation: the hero of all (Heruka), with [his consort] YoginÄ« (VajravÄrÄhÄ«), by nature, instantly emerge by means of the mantra. [...]â€�.

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (±¹²¹Âá°ù²¹²âÄå²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.
India history and geography
Source: Wisdom Library: Teachers, Saints and SagesPrabuddha (पà¥à¤°à¤¬à¥à¤¦à¥à¤§) or PrabuddhanÄrÄyaṇa refers to one of the “nine NÄrÄyaṇasâ€� (NavanÄrÄyaṇa) and is supposed to have incarnated as KaraṇipÄ-nÄtha: one of the “nine saintsâ€� (Navnath).—The nine Siddhas are famous saints, of exceptional purity of life, who have attained to a semi-divine existence through the practice of Yoga. [...] These nine teachers [e.g., Prabuddha-nÄrÄyaṇa] are considered representative of great teachers in this tradition or Parampara tradition—a succession of Teachers (Gurus) and Disciples (Shishyasa) in Indian-origin religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism and Buddhism.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryprabuddha (पà¥à¤°à¤¬à¥à¤¦à¥à¤§).—p S Matured, confirmed, perfected, ripened into manhood--mind, understanding, a person. Hence Profoundly wise. 2 Awakened, aroused, brought to one's senses, lit. fig.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrabuddha (पà¥à¤°à¤¬à¥à¤¦à¥à¤§).â€�p. p.
1) Awakened, roused; तथà¤� लिखितवानà¥� पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¤à¤ƒ पà¥à¤°à¤¬à¥à¤¦à¥à¤§à¥� बà¥à¤§à¤•ौशिकà¤� (tathÄ likhitavÄn prÄtaá¸� prabuddho budhakauÅ›ikaá¸�) ¸éÄå³¾²¹-°ù²¹°ìá¹£Ä�.15.
2) Wise, learned, clever; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.
3) Knowing, conversant with.
4) Fullblown, expanded; पà¥à¤·à¥à¤ªà¥ˆà¤� समà¤� निपतितà¤� रजनीपà¥à¤°à¤¬à¥à¤¦à¥à¤§à¥ˆà¤ƒ (puá¹£paiá¸� samaá¹� nipati³ÙÄå rajanÄ«prabuddhaiá¸�) Ve.2.7.
5) Beginning to work or take effect (as a charm).
6) Enlivened, lively.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrabuddha (पà¥à¤°à¤¬à¥à¤¦à¥à¤§).—mfn.
(-»å»å³ó²¹á¸�-»å»å³óÄå-»å»å³ó²¹á¹�) 1. Wise, learned. 2. Blown, expanded. 3. Wakened, awake, roused. 4. Beginning to take effect. E. pra before, budh to be wise, aff. kta .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrabuddha (पà¥à¤°à¤¬à¥à¤¦à¥à¤§).—[adjective] awakened, expanded, blossomed, appeared; enlivened, brightened; clearsighted, clever, wise.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prabuddha (पà¥à¤°à¤¬à¥à¤¦à¥à¤§):—[=pra-buddha] [from pra-budh] mfn. awakened, awake, roused, expanded, developed, opened, blown, [Upaniá¹£ad; MahÄbhÄrata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] come forth, appeared, [VikramÄá¹…kadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] (anything) that has begun to take effect (as a spell), [Catalogue(s)]
4) [v.s. ...] known, understood, recognised, [Kapila]
5) [v.s. ...] enlightened, clear-sighted, clever, wise, [KathÄsaritsÄgara; Hará¹£acarita]
6) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a teacher, [BhÄgavata-purÄṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrabuddha (पà¥à¤°à¤¬à¥à¤¦à¥à¤§):—[pra-buddha] (ddhaá¸�-ddhÄ-ddhaá¹�) a. Wise; expanded; awakened, roused.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Prabuddha (पà¥à¤°à¤¬à¥à¤¦à¥à¤§) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pabuddha.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPrabuddha (पà¥à¤°à¤¬à¥à¤¦à¥à¤§) [Also spelled prabuddh]:â€�(a) awakened, aroused (from slumber); conscious; enlightened; hence ~[³ÙÄå] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrabuddha (ಪà³à²°à²¬à³à²¦à³à²§):â€�
1) [adjective] awakened; roused.
2) [adjective] known; understood.
3) [adjective] enlightened; mentally matured.
4) [adjective] blown; developed; opened.
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Prabuddha (ಪà³à²°à²¬à³à²¦à³à²§):—[noun] a man of knowledge or maturity; a scholarly man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Prabuddhanarayana, Prabuddhashila, Prabuddhata.
Full-text (+20): Suprabuddha, Prabuddhata, Suptaprabuddha, Samprabuddha, Pratastaram, Hitashikshaprabuddha, Viprabuddha, Shayyagriha, Prabuddh, Samprabodhita, Appiraputtan, Pabuddha, Prabuddhanarayana, Sabudh, Piraputtan, Mahashaya, Kushavarta, Pratyeka Buddha, Yogishvara, Camasa.
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